Slovakia
Košice Region
Košice I

Old Town

Košice Staré Mesto is a borough of , . It encompasses the historical centre of the city, consisting of the medieval and early modern core of Košice, with many preserved historical buildings of several architectural styles, and a small number of more modern architecture.
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  • Type: Suburb with 20,600 residents
  • Description: borough in Slovakia
  • Also known as: “598186”, “Kosice-Stare Mesto”, “Košice-Staré Mesto”, and “Old Town, Košice”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Steel Arena and National Theatre Košice.

Stadium
Photo: RickRichards, CC BY-SA 4.0.
– Ladislav Troják Stadium in Košice is the home arena of the ice hockey club HC Košice. Its capacity is 8,343. The arena opened on February 24, 2006, and was named in honor of the general sponsor of the club, U.

Theater building
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The is situated in the centre of , . The representative building of the State Theatre was built in a Neo-baroque style according to projects of Adolf Lang during the years 1879–1899.

Church
Photo: Maros, CC BY 2.5.
The Cathedral of St. Elizabeth, also called Saint Elizabeth Cathedral, is a Gothic cathedral in , . It is the largest church in Slovakia and one of the easternmost Gothic cathedrals in Europe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Košice and Košice-Západ.

Photo: Ville Miettinen, CC BY 2.0.
¼ is the second largest city in , with a population of almost 240,000. It was the European Capital of Culture in 2013. Despite its relative remoteness, you may likely find a hidden, unknown and approachable gem when seeking for a lesson in less known European history, lively arts scene or for a less spiritual entertainment thanks to its vibrant party scene.

Suburb
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is a borough of , . Located in the district, at an altitude of roughly 243 metres above sea level, it is the most populous borough of the entire city.

Suburb
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, commonly referred to as Furča after the hill it is built upon, is a borough of , , located in the district.

Old Town

Latitude
48.7206° or 48° 43′ 14″ north
Longitude
21.2578° or 21° 15′ 28″ east
Population
20,600
Elevation
207 metres (679 feet)
Open location code
8GW3P7C5+64
Open­Street­Map ID
node 530544490
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
12058600
Wiki­data ID
Q1046961
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Old Town” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Vieille ville”
  • Czech: “Staré Mesto”
  • Dutch: “Staré Mesto”
  • Esperanto: “Malnova Urbo”
  • Esperanto: “Staré Mesto”
  • Finnish: “Košice - Staré Mesto”
  • French: “Vieille Ville”
  • German: “Altstadt”
  • German: “Staré Mesto”
  • Hungarian: “Kassa-Óváros”
  • Italian: “Città Vecchia”
  • Japanese: “コシツェ旧市街”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Vieille ville”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Stare mesto”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Staré Mesto”
  • Norwegian: “Staré Mesto”
  • Polish: “Stare Miasto”
  • Portuguese: “Cidade Velha”
  • Russian: “Старе Место”
  • Serbian: “Старе Место (Кошице)”
  • Serbian: “Старе Место”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Stare Mesto”
  • Slovak: “Košice - Staré Mesto”
  • Slovak: “Košice – mestská časť Staré Mesto”
  • Slovak: “Staré Mesto”
  • Ukrainian: “Старе место”

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